Netherlands – Lowest incomes receive more holiday pay, while high incomes face a cut (Dutchnews.nl)

Minimum wage earners in the Netherlands  will have €35 more to spend on their holidays this year while those earning €34,000 (the average wage) will take a €3 cut, due to changes in the tax system, reports Dutchnews.nl citing calculations by payroll company ADP. Meanwhile workers earning approximately...

Finland – VMP Group Q1 revenue rises with boost from acquisitions

Finnish HR services firm VMP Plc reported revenue today of €38.2 million for the first quarter ended 31 March 2018, an increase of 36.3% compared to the same period last year.

VMP offers staffing, recruiting and organisational development and self-employment services.

UK – Taranata Group takes over Hanya Partners, appoints Chief Executive

Edinburgh-based recruitment group Taranata Group announced that it acquired London-based consulting business Hanya Partners.

Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

Hanya Partners describes itself as a consulting business that works with large firms to ensure they get the most from their...

Switzerland – Michael Page Swiss Job Index records 15.1% increase in May

Advertised jobs showed a yearly growth of 15.1% across Switzerland from May 2018 to May 2019, according to the Michael Page Swiss Job Index. Monthly growth for advertised jobs across Switzerland decreased by 1.0%.

The German-speaking region, which accounts for 9 out of 10 advertised jobs, experienced...

Ireland – Employment up 3.6% in Q1

There were 2.31 million people employed in Ireland in the first quarter of 2019, a 3.6% increase on the same quarter of 2018, according to the latest Labour Force Survey data published by the Central Statistics Office.

The Labour Force Survey data suggested this growth is reflective of the success of...

Denmark – Jobindex Q1 revenue up slightly while EBITDA and profits slip

Danish job board Jobindex A/S (JOBNDX: CPH) reported net sales for the first quarter of DKK 82.5 million (€11.0 million), an increase of 0.7% compared with the same quarter in the previous year.

Sweden – Veteranpoolen first-quarter revenue up but profits down

Veteranpoolen AB (VPAB B:AKT), a Swedish firm that offers household services and staffing services and claims to be Sweden's largest employer for retirees, reported net sales today of SEK 64.6 million (€5.9 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2019, an increase of 19.2% when compared to the...

Spain – Temporary hiring to increase by 6.5% this summer: Randstad

Randstad estimates that approximately 604,000 temporary contracts will be signed in Spain during the period from June to September 2019, an increase of 6.5% compared to the same period last year. This would be a record-high and would be the seventh consecutive year of growth.

The temporary contracts will...

UK – Number of NEETs down in March

The number of young people aged 16 to 24 years in the UK who were not in education, employment or training (NEET), decreased by 34,000 in the period from January to March 2019, when compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Office of National Statistics.

The percentage of all young...

South Africa – Adcorp Holdings full year revenue down 1.7% but recovers from net loss

South Africa-based workforce management solutions group Adcorp Holdings Ltd. (ADR: JSE) reported revenue declined 1.7% to ZAR 15.0 billion (USD 1.04 billion) for the year ended 28 February 2019.

The decline in revenue was primarily as a result of the headcount volume reduction in the company's Temporary...